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Glenn posts season-best 816 series at West Ridge Lanes

To say Greg Glenn feels good about his bowling game right now is a bit of an understatement.

“I’ve been rolling it pretty good the last few weeks, and my confidence is getting kind of high, so that always helps,” the 46-year-old mailman said.

That positive mindset came in handy last week when Glenn checked his score sheet after two games in the Friday Mixer League at West Ridge Lanes and saw a score of 516. He immediately knew what that meant.

“I knew an 800 (series) was maybe possible there, but I knew I was going to have to throw 11 (strikes) in a row,” said Glenn, who had opened with games of 248 and 268. “I knew I had a 700 conceivably wrapped up.”

Glenn didn’t stop at 11 strikes, however. He rolled 12 in a row for a perfect game and a career-best 816 series — the top score in the city this season.

“I’ve been pounding the pocket quite a bit the last few weeks, so I’ve been there,” Glenn said. “I thought maybe it might happen, but you never know.

“I was more concerned about getting the eight than the 300. Once I got that 11th strike, then I pretty much knew I had 800.”

Glenn, who replaced Dan Ahl (801) on top of the men’s season honor roll, had a previous high score of 805 “quite a few years ago.” The 300 was the sixth of his career, which only started 15 years ago when he was 33.

“I had a lot of catching up to do,” said Glenn, who is averaging 213 on Fridays and 220 on Mondays in the Sundowners West League at West Ridge.

Ironically, Ahl was one of two city bowlers to shoot 300 for the second time this season last week, and both came at the same time in the same league.

While Ahl was rolling 300-209-186 — 695 last Tuesday night in the Lenahan Ultimate Scratch League at West Ridge, Kyle Turner was shooting 300-246-247 — 793 to tie for seventh place on the series list.

There were no big scores on the women’s side, where Rachel Barber’s 659 series and Shaley Epperson’s 258 game, both at West Ridge, topped the field.

The senior bowlers were led by Rick Schauff, Gerry Sanders and Ann Dick, all at West Ridge. Schauff moved into second place with a 248-258-235 — 731 series, while Sanders claimed second in games and 10th in series with a 279 — 699 effort. Dick shot 234 — 575 and 226 — 561 to rank sixth (a tie) and 10th in games and eighth in series.

In the youth ranks, Justin Cochran shot 214-276-215 — 705 at Gage Center Bowl to earn seventh place in games and a tie for 11th in series, while Ryan Dindios rolled 236-244-222 — 702 at West Ridge to claim 13th in series.

On the girls’ side, Shelbie Epperson moved into 10th place with a 219 – 629 series at West Ridge, while Whitney Prockish shot 227 — 600 at Center.